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jong-il has been appointed to the love of the highest jobs in the workers party, another sign he is being groomed to take over for his father. i correspondent filed this report from neighboring south korea. >> hundreds of delegates in largely identical suits headed to the party convention. hundreds of others passed along the vast, empty boulevard. propaganda, as i have your tomorrow, which would not be difficult. -- promised a happier tomorrow, which would not be difficult. they tried to stabilize at north korea's unpredictable politics. >> state television announced the rise of the third generation. his youngest son in his mid-20s, has been made at general. his main qualification for being air apparent -- he was educated in switzerland, and therefore must understand the blast. -- the west. her husband is thought to be the real power behind the throne. covering north korea is a family business. it started in 1945 with the founding of the state by "the great leader," kim il-sung. kim jong-il is called "the der leader." and now his son will take the soap opera into a third generation. he is known o
jong-il has been appointed to the love of the highest jobs in the workers party, another sign he is being groomed to take over for his father. i correspondent filed this report from neighboring south korea. >> hundreds of delegates in largely identical suits headed to the party convention. hundreds of others passed along the vast, empty boulevard. propaganda, as i have your tomorrow, which would not be difficult. -- promised a happier tomorrow, which would not be difficult. they tried to...
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years old he has no experience when kim jong il was young his father kim il some took twenty years to groom him for this position this is a rush job they are rushing this through for a person who is really has no experience and that's why they've appointed sort of again from medieval times a regent kim has appointed his brother in law to sort of hold things together until the youngest son is old enough to take over but how long will that last will the military want to have a greater say in what's going on will others want to fight for power how will react during a period of vulnerability these are all big questions with potentially big consequences and they'll have to be answered first before we see what kind of leader the youngest son turns out to be in north korea the danger is not that north korea is going to turn around and attack a country with nuclear weapons it really it has a nuclear device but it really doesn't have a working nuclear weapon and it's not interested in that to begin with ironically and as hard as it is to believe what the north koreans really want is a good relations
years old he has no experience when kim jong il was young his father kim il some took twenty years to groom him for this position this is a rush job they are rushing this through for a person who is really has no experience and that's why they've appointed sort of again from medieval times a regent kim has appointed his brother in law to sort of hold things together until the youngest son is old enough to take over but how long will that last will the military want to have a greater say in...
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"young people are groomed for the so-called holy war," a german official said in announcing the closure. "we can't accept this happening right in the middle of hamburg. and that's why we have closed this mosque today and banned the cultural association," he said. officials believe one team of german jihadists was dispatched to europe over the summer, traveling on german passports, which require no visa to enter the u.s. >> the american authorities are extremely nervous about what is going on. the germans are extremely about what is going on. >> reporter: with fears of an attack, similar to what happened in mumbai india two years ago. u.s. law enforcement officials say the captured german said the new attack would be a commando-style raid against what were described as soft or economic targets. the attacks in mumbai were against hotels, free kwepted by tourists. >> we are all seeing increased activity by a more diverse set of groups and a more diverse set of threats. >> reporter: it was just last week that u.s. officials alluded to the new threat, without giving the details of why that a
"young people are groomed for the so-called holy war," a german official said in announcing the closure. "we can't accept this happening right in the middle of hamburg. and that's why we have closed this mosque today and banned the cultural association," he said. officials believe one team of german jihadists was dispatched to europe over the summer, traveling on german passports, which require no visa to enter the u.s. >> the american authorities are extremely nervous...
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regardless of whether he is well groomed or ready. that's the reason they need a regent. >> warner: barbara, is there no rival power center? in other words, the fact that the son was given military appointments? does that mean the military is behind this and the elites are behind this? >> i hate to say this on television but i don't know. >> warner: that's very refreshing. >> i don't think we know. is there an internal power struggle? very possibly. yes. if i were in the military, i don't know that i would be so happy about a 27-year-old leader-son. >> warner: you've done a lot of reporting based on north korean sectors. it's fair to say if he takes over any time soon he's going to inherit a country in far worse shape than his father inherited? >> the country was in bad shape when his father inherited it. but the leadership was still in good shape. people really loved kim il song, even defectors i talked to have reverence for him. kim jong il has never been that popular. years now of famine and deprivation, people, i don't think, beli
regardless of whether he is well groomed or ready. that's the reason they need a regent. >> warner: barbara, is there no rival power center? in other words, the fact that the son was given military appointments? does that mean the military is behind this and the elites are behind this? >> i hate to say this on television but i don't know. >> warner: that's very refreshing. >> i don't think we know. is there an internal power struggle? very possibly. yes. if i were in the...